horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
dozens; scores of; decades
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
house search (e.g. by the police)
bright red; crimson lotus flower
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
ten; 10; ten years of age
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
in person; personally; directly
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
that's the way it is; such is life
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to pretend; to act (as if)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!